b often foll by: with (U.S.) ... 52 ♢ time off a period when one is absent from work for a holiday, through sickness, etc. ... n musical time consisting of an odd ...
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time n
1
a thecontinuouspassageofexistenceinwhicheventspassfromastateofpotentialityinthefuture,throughthepresent,toastateoffinalityinthepast
b (asmodifier) timetravel Relatedadj →
temporal
2 (Physics) aquantitymeasuringduration,usuallywithreferencetoaperiodicprocesssuchastherotationoftheearthorthevibrationofelectromagneticradiationemittedfromcertainatoms(seecaesiumclock,second2(sense1)).Inclassicalmechanics,timeisabsoluteinthesensethatthetimeofaneventisindependentoftheobserver.Accordingtothetheoryofrelativityitdependsontheobserver'sframeofreference.Timeisconsideredasafourthcoordinaterequired,alongwiththreespatialcoordinates,tospecifyanevent See →
space-timecontinuum
3 aspecificpointonthiscontinuumexpressedintermsofhoursandminutes thetimeisfouro'clock
4 asystemofreckoningforexpressingtime Greenwichmeantime
5
a adefiniteandmeasurableportionofthiscontinuum
b (asmodifier) timelimit
6
a anacceptedperiodsuchasaday,season,etc.
b (incombination) springtime
7 anunspecifiedinterval;awhile Iwasthereforatime
8 oftenpl aperiodorpointmarkedbyspecificattributesorevents theVictoriantimes,timeforbreakfast
9 asufficientintervalorperiod haveyougottimetohelpme?
10 aninstanceoroccasion Icalledyouthreetimes
11 anoccasionorperiodofspecifiedquality haveagoodtime,amiserabletime
12 thedurationofhumanexistence
13 theheydayofhumanlife inhertimeshewasagreatstar
14 asuitableperiodormoment it'stimeItoldyou
15 theexpectedintervalinwhichsomethingisdone theflyingtimefromNewYorktoLondonwassevenhours
16 aparticularlyimportantmoment,esp.childbirthordeath hertimehadcome
17 pl indicatingadegreeoramountcalculatedbymultiplicationwiththenumberspecified tentimesthreeisthirty,heearnsfourtimesasmuchasme
18 oftenpl thefashions,thought,etc.,ofthepresentage(esp.inthephrasesaheadofone'stime,behindthetimes)
19 (Brit) (inbars,pubs,etc.)shortfor →
closingtime
20 Informal aterminjail(esp.inthephrasedotime)
21
a acustomaryorfullperiodofwork
b therateofpayforthisperiod
22 (Also(esp.U.S.))
metre
a thesystemofcombiningbeatsorpulsesinmusicintosuccessivegroupingsbywhichtherhythmofthemusicisestablished
b aspecificsystemhavingaspecificnumberofbeatsineachgroupingorbar dupletime
23 (Music) shortfor →
timevalue
24 (Prosody) aunitofdurationusedinthemeasurementofpoeticmetre;mora
25 ♦
againsttime inanefforttocompletesomethinginalimitedperiod
26 ♦
aheadoftime beforethedeadline
27 ♦
allingoodtime induecourse
28 ♦
allthetime continuously
29 ♦
atonetime
a once;formerly
b simultaneously
30 ♦
atthesametime
a simultaneously
b nevertheless;however
31 ♦
attimes sometimes
32 ♦
beattime (ofaconductor,etc.)toindicatethetempoorpulseofapieceofmusicbywavingabatonorahand,tappingoutthebeats,etc.
33 ♦
beforeone'stime prematurely
34 ♦
forthetimebeing forthemoment;temporarily
35 ♦
fromtimetotime atintervals;occasionally
36 ♦
gaintime See →
gain 1 →
9
37 ♦
havenotimefor tohavenopatiencewith;nottolerate
38 ♦
ingoodtime
a early
b quickly
39 ♦
innotime veryquickly;almostinstantaneously
40 ♦
inone'sowntime
a outsidepaidworkinghours
b atone'sownrate
41 ♦
intime
a earlyorattheappointedtime
b eventually
c (Music) atacorrectmetricalorrhythmicpulse
42 ♦
keeptime toobservecorrectlytheaccentorrhythmicpulseofapieceofmusicinrelationtotempo
43 ♦
losetime (ofatimepiece)tooperatetooslowly
44 ♦
losenotime todosomethingwithoutdelay
45 ♦
maketime
a tofindanopportunity
b oftenfollby:with (U.S.) informal tosucceedinseducing
46 See →
mark →
35
47 ♦
inthenickoftime atthelastpossiblemoment;atthecriticalmoment
48 ♦
ontime
a attheexpectedorscheduledtime
b (U.S.) payableininstalments
49 ♦
passthetimeofday toexchangecasualgreetings(withanacquaintance)
50 (Scot) alternately;turnandturnabout
51 ♦
timeandagain frequently
52 ♦
timeoff aperiodwhenoneisabsentfromworkforaholiday,throughsickness,etc.
53 ♦
timeon theAustral.equivalentof →
extratime
54 ♦
timeoutofmind fromtimeimmemorial
55 ♦
timeofone'slife amemorablyenjoyabletime
56 modifier operatingautomaticallyatorforasettime,forsecurityorconvenience timelock,timeswitch vb tr
57 toascertainorcalculatethedurationorspeedof
58 tosetatimefor
59 toadjusttokeepaccuratetime
60 topickasuitabletimefor
61 (Sport) tocontroltheexecutionorspeedof(anaction,esp.ashotorstroke)sothatithasitsfulleffectattherightmoment interj
62 thewordcalledoutbyapublicansignallingthatitisclosingtime (OldEnglishtima;relatedtoOldEnglishtidtime,OldNorsetimi,Alemanniczime;seetide1)
accesstime n (Computing) thetimerequiredtoretrieveapieceofstoredinformation
Africantime n (S.African) slang unpunctuality
all-time adj prenominal Informal unsurpassedinsomerespectataparticulartime anall-timerecord
asymmetrictime n musicaltimeconsistingofanoddnumberofbeatsineachbardividedintounevencombinations,suchas3+2,4+3,2+3+2,etc.
AtlanticStandardTime n thelocaltimeusedineasternCanada,fourhoursbehindGreenwichMeanTime, (Abbrev.)
AST
bigtime n Informal
a the.thehighestormostprofitablelevelofanoccupationorprofession,esp.theentertainmentbusiness
b (asmodifier) abig-timecomedian ♦
big-timer n
BritishStandardTime n thestandardtimeusedinBritainalltheyearroundfrom1968to1971,setonehouraheadofGreenwichMeanTimeandequallingCentralEuropeanTime
BritishSummerTime n timesetonehouraheadofGreenwichMeanTime:usedinBritainfromtheendofMarchtotheendofOctober,providinganextrahourofdaylightintheevening, (Abbrev)
BST Compare →
daylight-savingtime
CentralEuropeanTime n thestandardtimeadoptedbyWesternEuropeancountriesonehouraheadofGreenwichMeanTime,correspondingtoBritishSummerTime, (Abbrev.)
CET
CentralStandardTime n oneofthestandardtimesusedinNorthAmerica,basedonthelocaltimeofthe90°meridian,sixhoursbehindGreenwichMeanTime, (Abbrev.)
CST
closingtime n thetimeatwhichpubsmustlegallystopsellingalcoholicdrinks
commontime n (Music) atimesignatureindicatingfourcrotchetbeatstothebar;four-fourtime., (Symbol)
C
compoundtime n See →
compound →
16
coretime n See →
flexitime
daylight-savingtime n timesetusuallyonehouraheadofthelocalstandardtime,widelyadoptedinthesummertoprovideextradaylightintheevening, (Alsocalled(intheU.S.))
daylighttime (Seealso)
→
BritishSummerTime
deadtime n (Electronics) theintervaloftimeimmediatelyfollowingastimulus,duringwhichanelectricaldevice,component,etc.,isinsensitivetoafurtherstimulus
doubletime n
1 adoubledwagerate,paidforworkingonpublicholidays,etc.
2 (Music)
a atimetwiceasfastasanearliersection
b twobeatsperbar
3 aslowrunningpace,keepinginstep
4 (U.S.army) afastmarchof180pacestotheminute vb ♦
double-time
5 tomoveorcausetomoveindoubletime
drinking-uptime n (inBritain)ashorttimeallowedforfinishingdrinksbeforeclosingtimeinapublichouse
drive-time n
a thetimeofdaywhenmanypeoplearedrivingtoorfromwork,regardedasabroadcastingslot
b (asmodifier) thedailydrive-timeshow
dupletime n musicaltimewithtwobeatsineachbar
EasternStandardTime n oneofthestandardtimesusedinNorthAmerica,fivehoursbehindGreenwichMeanTime, (Abbrev.)
EST
ephemeristime n timethatisbasedontheorbitoftheeartharoundthesunratherthantheaxialrotationoftheearth,oneephemerissecondbeing1/31556925.9747ofthetropicalyear1900.Itwasusedfrom1960to1983asanastronomicaltimescalebuthasbeenreplacedbyterrestrialdynamicaltimeandbarycentricdynamictime See →
TDT →
TDB
equationoftime n thedifferencebetweenapparentsolartimeandmeansolartime,beingatamaximuminFebruary(over14minutes)andNovember(over16minutes)
extratime n (Sport) anadditionalperiodplayedattheendofamatch,tocompensatefortimelostthroughinjuryor(incertaincircumstances)toallowtheteamstoachieveaconclusiveresult
FatherTime n timepersonifiedasanoldbeardedman,usuallycarryingascytheandanhourglass
four-fourtime n (Music) aformofsimplequadrupletimeinwhichtherearefourcrotchetstothebar,indicatedbythetimesignature, (Oftenshortenedto)
four-four (Alsocalled)
commontime
fulltime n theendofafootballorothermatch Compare →
half-time
full-time adj
1 fortheentiretimeappropriatetoanactivity afull-timejob,afull-timestudent adv ♦
fulltime
2 onafull-timebasis heworksfulltime (Compare)
→
part-time ♦
full-timer n
glidetime n theNewZealandtermfor →
flexitime
good-time adj (ofaperson)wildlyseekingpleasure
GreenwichMeanTime ,GreenwichTime n meansolartimeonthe0°meridianpassingthroughGreenwich,England,measuredfrommidnight:formerlyastandardtimeinBritainandabasisforcalculatingtimesthroughoutmostoftheworld,ithasbeenreplacedbyanatomictimescale See →
universaltime (Abbrev.)
GMT ThenameGreenwichmeantimeisambiguous,havingbeenmeasuredfrommeanmiddayinastronomyupto1925,andisnotusedforscientificpurposes.Itisgenerallyandincorrectlyusedinthesenseofcoordinateduniversaltime,anatomictimescaleavailablesince1972frombroadcastsignals,inadditiontotheearliestsenseofuniversaltime,adoptedinternationallyin1928asthenameforGMTmeasuredfrommidnight
half-time n (Sport)
a arestperiodbetweenthetwohalvesofagame
b (asmodifier) thehalf-timescore
hightime Informal adv
1 thelatestpossibletime;atimethatisalmosttoolate it'shightimeyoumendedthisshelf n
2 (Alsocalled)
higholdtime anenjoyableandexcitingtime
idletime n (Commerce) timeduringwhichamachineoraworkercouldbeworkingbutisnot,aswhenonejobhasbeencompletedandtoolingormaterialsforthenextarenotcompleteoravailable Compare →
downtime
injurytime n (Soccer,rugby,etc.) extraplayingtimeaddedontocompensatefortimespentattendingtoinjuredplayersduringthematch, (Alsocalled)
stoppagetime
InternationalAtomicTime n thescientificstandardoftimebasedontheSIunit,thesecond,usedbymeansofatomicclocksandsatellitestosynchronizethetimestandardsofthemajornations, (Abbrev.)
TAI
just-in-time adj denotingorrelatingtoanindustrialmethodinwhichwasteofresourcesiseliminatedorreducedbyproducingproduction-linecomponents,etc.,astheyarerequired,ratherthanholdinglargestocks, (Abbrev.)
JIT
kill-time n
a anoccupationthatpassesthetime
b (asmodifier) kill-timepursuits
latenttime n (Psychol) thetimefromtheonsetofastimulustothatoftheresponse, (Alsocalled)
latency,reactiontime
leadtime n
1 (Manufacturing) thetimebetweenthedesignofaproductanditsproduction
2 (Commerce) thetimefromtheplacingofanordertothedeliveryofthegoods
lighting-uptime n thetimewhenvehiclesarerequiredbylawtohavetheirlightsswitchedon
localtime n thetimeinaparticularregionorareaexpressedwithreferencetothemeridianpassingthroughit
meantime ,meansolartime n thetime,ataparticularplace,measuredintermsofthepassageofthemeansun;thetimescaleisnotpreciselyconstant See →
meansolarday
Minkowskispace-time n afour-dimensionalspaceinwhichthreecoordinatesspecifythepositionofapointinspaceandthefourthrepresentsthetimeatwhichaneventoccurredatthatpoint (C20:namedafterHermannMinkowski)
MountainStandardTime n oneofthestandardtimesusedinNorthAmerica,sevenhoursbehindGreenwichMeanTime, (Abbrev.)
MST
needletime n thelimitedtimeallocatedbyaradiochanneltothebroadcastingofmusicfromrecords
night-time n
a thetimefromsunsettosunrise;nightasdistinctfromday
b (asmodifier) anight-timeprowler
old-time adj prenominal oforrelatingtoaformertime;old-fashioned old-timedancing
old-timedance n (Brit) aformalorformationdance,suchasthelancers ♦
old-timedancing n
one-time adj
1 prenominal atsometimeinthepast;former adv
2 (Caribbean) informal atonce
openingtime n (Brit) thetimeatwhichpublichousescanlegallystartsellingalcoholicdrinks
PacificStandardTime n oneofthestandardtimesusedinNorthAmerica,basedonthelocaltimeofthe120°meridian,eighthoursbehindGreenwichMeanTime, (Abbrev.)
PST
part-time adj
1 forlessthantheentiretimeappropriatetoanactivity apart-timejob,apart-timewaitress adv ♦
parttime
2 onapart-timebasis heworksparttime (Compare)
→
full-time ♦
part-timer n
primetime n
1 thepeakviewingtimeontelevision,forwhichadvertisingratesarethehighest adj ♦
primetime
2 occurringduringordesignedforprimetime aprimetimedrama
quadrupletime n musicaltimeinwhichtherearefourbeatsineachbar
questiontime n (inparliamentarybodiesoftheBritishtype)aperiodoftimesetasideeachdayformemberstoquestiongovernmentministers
quicktime n (Military) thenormalmarchingrateof120pacestotheminute Compare →
doubletime →
3,4
reactiontime n (Physiol) anothernamefor →
latenttime
real-time adj denotingorrelatingtoadata-processingsysteminwhichacomputerreceivesconstantlychangingdata,suchasinformationrelatingtoair-trafficcontrol,travelbookingsystems,etc.,andprocessesitsufficientlyrapidlytobeabletocontrolthesourceofthedata
responsetime n (Computing) thelengthoftimetakenbyasystemtorespondtoaninstruction
reverberationtime n ameasureoftheacousticpropertiesofaroom,equaltothetimetakenforasoundtofallinintensityby60decibels.Itisusuallymeasuredinseconds
runtime n (Computing) thetimeduringwhichacomputerprogramisexecuted
shorttime ,short-timeworking n asystemofworking,usuallyforatemporaryperiod,whenemployeesarerequiredtoworkandbepaidforfewerthantheirnormalhoursperweekduetoashortageofwork
siderealtime n timebasedupontherotationoftheearthwithrespecttoaparticularstar,thesiderealdaybeingtheunitofmeasurement
six-eighttime n (Music) aformofcompounddupletimeinwhichtherearesixquaverbeatstothebar,indicatedbythetimesignature, (Oftenshortenedto)
six-eight
slowtime n (Military) aslowmarchingpace,usually65or75pacestotheminute:usedesp.infuneralceremonies
small-time adj Informal insignificant;minor asmall-timecriminal ♦
small-timer n
space-time ,space-timecontinuum n (Physics) thefour-dimensionalcontinuumhavingthreespatialcoordinatesandonetimecoordinatethattogethercompletelyspecifythelocationofaparticleoranevent
standardtime n theofficiallocaltimeofaregionorcountrydeterminedbythedistancefromGreenwichofalineoflongitudepassingthroughthearea
stoppagetime n (Soccer,rugby,etc.) anothernamefor →
injurytime
stoptime n (Jazz) apassagewherethebeatstopstemporarily
summertime n (Brit) anydaylight-savingtime,esp.BritishSummerTime
three-fourtime n (Music) aformofsimpletripletimeinwhichtherearethreecrotchetbeatstothebar,indicatedbythetimesignature, (Oftenshortenedto)
three-four (Alsocalled(esp.U.S.andCanadian))
three-quartertime
timeandahalf n therateofpayequallingoneandahalftimesthenormalrate,oftenofferedforovertimework
timeandmotionstudy n theanalysisofindustrialorworkprocedurestodeterminethemostefficientmethodsofoperation, (Also)
timeandmotion,timestudy,motionstudy
timebomb n abombcontainingatimingmechanismthatdeterminesthetimeatwhichitwilldetonate
timecapsule n acontainerholdingarticles,documents,etc.,representativeofthecurrentage,buriedintheearthorinthefoundationsofanewbuildingfordiscoveryinthefuture
timecharter n thehireofashiporaircraftforaspecifiedperiod Compare →
voyagecharter
timeclock n aclockwhichrecords,bypunchingorstampingcardsinsertedintoit,thetimeofarrivalordepartureofpeople,suchasemployeesinafactory
timecode n (onvideooraudiotape)aseparatetrackonwhichtimereferencesarecontinuallyrecordedindigitalformasanaidtoediting
timeconstant n (Electronics) thetimerequiredforthecurrentorvoltageinacircuittoriseorfallexponentiallythroughapproximately63percentofitsamplitude
time-consuming adj takinguporinvolvingagreatdealoftime
timedeposit n abankdepositfromwhichwithdrawalsmaybemadeonlyafteradvancenoticeorataspecifiedfuturedate Compare →
demanddeposit
timedilation ,dilatation n theprinciplepredictedbyrelativitythattimeintervalsbetweeneventsinasystemhavelargervaluesmeasuredbyanobservermovingwithrespecttothesystemthanthosemeasuredbyanobserveratrestwithrespecttoit
time-divisionmultiplex n See →
multiplex →
1
timeexposure n
1 anexposureofaphotographicfilmforarelativelylongperiod,usuallyafewseconds
2 aphotographproducedbysuchanexposure
time-honoured adj havingbeenobservedforalongtimeandsanctionedbycustom
timeimmemorial n
1 thedistantpastbeyondmemoryorrecord
2 (Law) timebeyondlegalmemory,fixedbyEnglishstatuteasbeforethereignofRichardI(1189)
time-lag n anintervalbetweentwoconnectedevents
time-lapsephotography n thetechniqueofrecordingaveryslowprocess,suchasthewitheringofaflower,bytakingalargenumberofphotographsonastripoffilmatregularintervals.Thefilmisthenprojectedatnormalspeed
timeloan n aloanrepayablebeforeorataspecifiedfuturedate Compare →
callloan
timemachine n (insciencefiction)amachineinwhichpeopleorobjectscanbetransportedintothepastorthefuture
time-out n
1 (Sport) aninterruptioninplayduringwhichplayersrest,discusstactics,ormakesubstitutions
2 abreaktakenduringworkinghours
3 (Computing) aconditionoccurringwhentheamountoftimeacomputerhasbeeninstructedtowaitforanotherdevicetoperformataskhasexpired,usuallyindicatedbyanerrormessage vb intr ♦
timeout
4 (ofacomputer)tostopoperatingbecauseofatime-out
time-saving adj shorteningthelengthoftimerequiredforanoperation,activity,etc. ♦
time-saver n
timeseries n (Statistics) aseriesofvaluesofavariabletakeninsuccessiveperiodsoftime
time-served adj (ofacraftsmanortradesman)havingcompletedanapprenticeship;fullytrainedandcompetent atime-servedmechanic
time-share adj denoting,relatingto,orformingpartoftimesharingofproperty time-sharevillas
timesharing n
1
a asystemofpartownershipofaproperty,suchasaflatorvilla,foruseasaholidayhome,wherebyeachparticipantbuystherighttousethepropertyforthesamefixedperiodannually
b (asmodifier) atime-sharingsystem
2
a asystembywhichusersatdifferentterminalsofacomputercan,becauseofitshighspeed,apparentlycommunicatewithitatthesametime Compare →
batchprocessing
b (asmodifier) atime-sharingcomputer
timesheet n acardonwhicharerecordedthehoursspentworkingbyanemployeeoremployees
timesignal n anannouncementofthecorrecttime,esp.onradioortelevision
timesignature n (Music) asignusuallyconsistingoftwofigures,oneabovetheother,theupperfigurerepresentingthenumberofbeatsperbarandtheloweronethetimevalueofeachbeat.Thissignisplacedafterthekeysignatureattheoutsetofapieceorsectionofapiece
timestudy n shortfor →
timeandmotionstudy
timeswitch n anelectricswitchthatcanbesettooperateanappliance,suchasalightoranoven,ataparticulartime
timetrial n (esp.incycling)araceinwhichthecompetitorscompeteagainsttheclockoveraspecifiedcourse ♦
time-trialling n
timevalue n (Music) thedurationofagivenprintednoterelativetoothernotesinacompositionorsectionandconsideredinrelationtothebasictempo, (Oftenshortenedto)
time (Alsocalled)
notevalue,time
timewarp n
1 anydistortionofspace-time
2 ahypotheticaldistortionoftimeinwhichpeopleandeventsfromoneagecanbeimaginedtoexistinanotherage
3 Informal anillusioninwhichtimeappearstostandstill heislivinginatimewarp
timezone n aregionthroughoutwhichthesamestandardtimeisused.Thereare24timezonesintheworld,demarcatedapproximatelybymeridiansat15°intervals,anhourapart Seealso →
zonetime
tripletime n musicaltimewiththreebeatsineachbar
truetime n thetimeshownbyasundial;solartime.Whenthesunisatthehighestpointinitsdailypath,thetruetimeisexactlynoon Compare →
meantime
turnaroundtime n (Computing) thetotaltimetakenbetweenthesubmissionofaprogramforexecutionandthereturnofthecompleteoutputtothecustomer
two-fourtime n (Music) aformofsimpledupletimeinwhichtherearetwocrotchetbeatsineachbar
two-time vb Informal todeceive(someone,esp.alover)bycarryingonarelationshipwithanother ♦
two-timer n
universaltime n
1 (from1928)nameadoptedinternationallyforGreenwichMeanTime(measuredfromGreenwichmidnight),nowsplitintoseveralslightlydifferentscales,oneofwhich(UT1)isusedbyastronomers, (Abbrev.)
UT
2 (Alsocalled)
universalcoordinatedtime aninternationallyagreedsystemforciviltimekeepingintroducedin1960andredefinedin1972asanatomictimescale.Availablefrombroadcastsignals,ithasasecondequaltotheInternationalAtomicTime(TAI)second,thedifferencebetweenUTCandTAIbeinganintegralnumberofsecondswithleapsecondsinsertedwhennecessarytokeepitwithin0.9secondsofUT1, (Abbrev.)
UTC
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guytime
n.
Whenmenhavequalitytimetogether,anddo"guy"things.
[Slang]relatedtobro-mance
ZT
o.
ZoneTime
[Tech.];Astro.[initialism].Warning:ZTisnotZuluTime(formerUSmilitarynameforUTC)
abumpyride
exp.
adifficulttime
haveabumpyride
v.
haveadifficulttime
haveaball
exp.
haveagreattime;enjoyoneself
nooner
n.
encountermostlyforsexdonearoundlunchtime
[Fam.]inFrenchit's"cinqàsept"whichisratherintheendofafternoon
Wirk
v.
AcultureofinternetonlyjobshascoinedthephraseWirk.WirksimplymeansInternetWork.Internetworkisdefinedbyjobopportunitiesthatdidnotexistbeforetheriseoftheinternetandfurthermoretheworkislikelytobecarriedoutovertheinternetandpaymentreceivedforworkundertakenviatheinternet.Wirkdescribesbothfulltimeandparttimeinternetwork.BecauseofthenatureofWirkandtheabilityforanyonethathasinternetconnectiontoearnmoneyfromWirk,itiscurrentlymorelikelytobeaparttimeoccupationthanfulltime.PaidOnlineQuestionnaires,ContentWriting,SearchMarketingareallexamplesofWirk.
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weisure
n.
freetimespenttakingcarealsoofwork-relatedtasks
formedbasedon"work"and"leisure"
carrycoaltoNewcastle
exp.
spendtimeandenergydoingsomethingthatispointless
expressionariseninthe15thcenturywhenNewcastle(England)wasamajorexporterofcoal
!
FreedomofCyberInformation
o.
Rightofeverypersontogetanyinformationonlinewithoutanyrestriction
[Tech.]Rightofinformation
sitaround
exp.
letthetimegobywithoutdoingsomethingimportant,relax,wastetime
E.g.:Itwasaquiteevening:wesataroundchattingandwatchingTV.
nigh
adj.
[arch.]nearinspace,timeorrelation,almost(followedby:upon)
"nighupon"isevenstrongerinkeepingwithanantiquated,evenbiblicalstyle.
"Theendoftheworldisnighuponus"
woo-girl
n.
awoman,generallyinhertwenties,whoshowssheishavingagoodtimewithherfriendsbyshooting"WOO"("HOO")usuallyinunisonwithotherwoogirls
[Fam.]
intheair
exp.
Whensomethingis'intheair',itmeanssomethingexcitingorsignificantistakingplaceorabouttohappen.Ex.:Springisintheair-it'stimeforchange!
takeanap
exp.
sleepforashortperiodoftime,havealightsleep
clusterfuck
n.
aclusterfuckmeansseveralproblemsoccurringatthesametime
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